PPT On Concepts Of Community Health Nursing practice

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1.INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION
Community health nursing is synonymous with public health nursing.
According to the American Nursing Association (ANA), public health nursing is the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences (Waldorf,1999).

 2.GOALS

• The primary goal of community health nursing is to help a community protect and preserve the health of its members
• The secondary goal is to promote self-care among individuals and families.

3.Trends in health-care delivery: the move towards the community 

• Changing demographics, changing disease patterns, an increase in chronic illnesses resulting in underestimated health-care expenditure
• A reform in the health financing system, and a renewed focus on health promotion open up new opportunities for providing community-based care in community settings
• Emphasis is placed on promoting health and access to care by addressing the health-care needs of people where they live and work.
   

4.COMMUNITY HEALTH-CARE DEMANDS

(1) Clinical care
(2) Health care
(3) Support for healthy activities
(4) Welfare
Other support; comprehensive community health care to cover all the bases for health problems and risks.

5.KEY ACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM

In most developing countries, the community health-care system represents at least five layers of care that respond to the comprehensive healthcare demands of its people.
The five layers include:

(1) Individual self-care
(2) Family care
(3) Care and support among neighbours and groups in the community
(4) Care and support given by health-care providers and healers

6.PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

• Community health nursing is a population-focused, community-oriented approach aimed at health promotion of an entire population, and prevention of disease, disability and premature death in a population.
• Unique to community health nursing is the opportunity for nurses to learn and develop partnership skills with all stakeholders and key actors in their communities.
• Nurses who work for the community must be knowledgeable and aware of community concepts
• Community health nursing practice synthesizes nursing theory and public health science, and places priority on prevention, protection and promotion of health.
• Nurses must be sensitive to the community culture, competent in utilizing the social capital and resources of the community.

7.COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING

• Community-based nursing covers nursing care provided to individuals, families and groups wherever they live, work, play or go to school.
• Community based nursing is a philosophy of care that is characterized by collaboration, continuity of care, client and family responsibility for self-care, and preventive health care (Hunt, 2005).
• Community-based nursing focuses on an individual and is family-centred in orientation.
• Partnerships with clients are developed and awareness cMajor activities include case management, patient education, individual and family advocacy, and an interdisciplinary approach
• Major activities include case management, patient education, individual and family advocacy, and an interdisciplinary approach

8.ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Whatever the practice setting, community health nurses should perform the roles of clinician, advocator, collaborator, consultant, counselor, educator, researcher and case manager.
• Community health nursing includes clinical care to individuals when needed.
• Family-centred care is directed towards self-care, healthy living conditions and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Individual and family-centred care are carried out to reach the goal of care of the entire community.

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